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Cairo vs. Irapuato Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 32.6% cheaper than Irapuato.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 58.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Irapuato Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Irapuato, you would:

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Irapuato	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$4.06 EGP206.15	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 MX$184.35	$4.71 EGP239.14	-47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 MX$24.32	$0.33 EGP16.99	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MX$18.43	$0.12 EGP6.22	-86.3%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 58.3% less for groceries

	Irapuato	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$48.00	$0.65 EGP32.96	-72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 MX$98.56	$1.59 EGP80.52	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 MX$120.18	$3.40 EGP172.60	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$39.94	$1.45 EGP73.62	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 MX$90.20	$1.96 EGP99.50	-55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$23.54	$0.68 EGP34.74	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MX$10.20	$0.23 EGP11.83	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.16 EGP8.08	-77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.77	$0.19 EGP9.77	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MX$15.95	$0.22 EGP10.98	-72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.19 EGP9.63	-72.5%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Irapuato	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MX$89.19	$1.01 EGP51.53	-76.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP412.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+181.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.99 MX$433.12	$2.50 EGP126.79	-88.1%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Irapuato	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 MX$408.63	$9.69 EGP492.23	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.94 MX$700.14	$13.65 EGP693.23	-59.8%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Irapuato	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-45.1%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Irapuato	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$48.65	$1.42 EGP72.15	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.54 EGP78.09	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$1.83 EGP92.77	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.89 MX$307.24	$18.55 EGP942.07	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 MX$76.81	$3.04 EGP154.62	-18.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Irapuato	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.16 MX$972.94	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-22.9%
Average			-14.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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